Summary
A corrected and updated discussion of experiments concerning the Everett-Wheeler interpretation of quantum mechanics continues to contradict conventional phenomenology. «Realism» requires hidden-variable theories, or the hypothesis that the world of our observations is embedded in a higher-dimensional space. Everett's approach, applied naively to ordinary quantum field theory formalisms, yields an absurd model of such embedment; however, Schwinger's source theory formalism allows a plausible model with other calculational advantages. More general statistical tools are a prerequisite to theoretical progress in this area and in topics (negative-energy particles and superweak interactions) of potential technological importance.
Riassunto
Una discussione corretta e aggiornata degli esperimenti che riguardano l'interpretazione di Everett e Wheeler della meccanica quantistica continua a contraddire la fenomenologia convenzionale. Il «realismo» richiede le teorie della variabile nascosta o l'ipotesi che il mondo delle nostre osservazioni sia inserito in uno spazio a più dimensioni. L'approccio di Everett applicato semplicemente al formalismo ordinario della teoria quantistica dei campi dà come risultato un modello assurdo di tale inserimento; comunque, il formalismo della teoria della sorgente di Schwinger permette un modello plausibile, con altri vantaggi di calcolo. Strumenti statistici più generali sono indispensabili per il progresso teorico in questo campo e per quanto riguarda la potenziale importanza tecnologica (particelle a energia negativa e interazioni superdeboli).
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Исправленное и модернизированное обсуждение экспериментов, относящихся к интерпретации Еверета-Вилера квантовой механики, по-прежнему, противоречит общепринятой феноменологии. «Реализм» требует теорий скрытых переменных или гипотезы, что мир наших наблюдений вставляется в пространство с большим числом измерений. Подход Еверета, будучи применен к обычному формализму квантовой теории поля, дает абсурдную модель такого внедрения. Однако формализм теории с источником Швингера допускает правдоподобную модель, которая обладает другими вычислительными преимуществами. Более общие статистические методы необходимы для прогресса теории в этой области и в области других проблем (частицы с отрицательной энергией и суперслабые взаимодействия).
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To speed up publication, the author has agreed not to review the proofs for correction. The author apologizes for delaying these corrections to the paper cited in note (2)P. J. Werbos:Nuovo Cimento,29 B, 169 (1975); the initial version of this paper was mailed on February 20, 1976, but difficulties in international communication delayed the formal submission.
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Werbos, P.J. Experiments on the reinterpretation of quantum mechanics: Corrections and new ideas. Nuovo Cim B 37, 24–34 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02727954
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